title: Abnormal transcripts of FHIT gene in thyroid cancer.
abstract: Abnormalities of the FHIT gene were found in many carcinoma cell lines and human tumors as reported which suggest an etiological function in tumorigenesis. To investigate whether the FHIT gene is a target of thyroid tumor specific 3p alterations, we screened the FHIT gene for alteration in thyroid tumors and found that the tumors exhibited aberrant FHIT gene expression. The complete sequence of the FHIT gene in seven cases was determined and deletions between exon 2-9 in different regions were found. Goiter samples as control had normal FHIT transcripts while both normal and aberrant transcripts of FHIT were found not only in the tumor samples but also in the adjacent non-tumorous portion of the thyroid tumor. Our results support the hypothesis that FHIT gene alteration is involved in tumorigenetic development of human neoplasms in thyroid glands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research and Education, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D017766:Acid Anhydride Hydrolases; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D017931:DNA Primers; D006042:Goiter / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012016:Reference Values; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D000099170:Bis(5'-adenosyl)triphosphatase
chemical_list: D017766:Acid Anhydride Hydrolases; D017931:DNA Primers; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000099170:Bis(5'-adenosyl)triphosphatase